Chapter 1 Flashcards by Frank Juliano | Brainscape

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Arrogate

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to take power (without right)

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Acquisative

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able to get and retain ideas; desires to have more things

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Banal

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cliché (fish in the sea)

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Belabor

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Over work, work on excessively

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Carping

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Being nit-picky, looking for a mistake

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Coherent

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Holding or sticking together, story

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Congeal

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Go from a liquid to a solid, At room temp.

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Emulate

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imitate with intent to praise

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Encomium

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a praise or tribute

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Eschew

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Avoid or shun, like during lent

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Germane

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relevant, fitting

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Insatiable

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over demanding

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Intransigent

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stubborn, refusing to compromise

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invideous

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Hateful, Filled with hate

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largesse

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Bountiful Generosity

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reconnaissance

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Military investigation

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Substantiate

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establish with evidence

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taciturn

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shy

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Temporize

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Stall, Stop from proceeding

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tenable

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able to be defended (ideas)